CLR Activity Southeast Of Williston -- September 16, 2025

Locator: 49133B.

Updates

November 8, 2025: it appears taht CLR has completed the drilling of the four new Brakken wells. It appears they started with #40059 and finished with #40056. 

 

Original Post 

CLR is finally drilling the four-well Brakken FIU pad southeast of Williston. 

These wells are sited in the Last Chance oil field but the drilling unit is a three-section drilling unit, with the last two sections in Cat Walk (sections 30/31-154-100). Disclaimer: I often misread deeds, permits, maps, and almost everything else. If this is important to you, go to the source. Don't rely on my notes. I do the best I can but will make mistakes. And my editor doesn't always catch my errors.)

The maps:

The wells:

• 40056, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 2-6H, Catwalk,
• 40057, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 3-6H, Catwalk,
• 40058, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 4-6H, Catwalk,
• 40059, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 5-6HSL, Catwalk,

 

• 21696, 689, CLR, Vader 1-7H, Last Chance, t3/12; cum 265K 7/25;
  
• 42219, conf, CLR, Louisville FIU 7-7HSL, Baker,
• 42218, conf, CLR, Louisville FIU 6-7H, Last Chance,
• 42217, conf, CLR, Louisville FIU 5-7H, Last Chance,
• 42216, conf, CLR, Louisville FIU 4-7H, Last Chance,
• 42215, conf, CLR, Louisville FIU 3-7H, Last Chance,
  

Phoenix Operating Activity In Area North Of Williston, East Of Alamo -- September 16, 2025

Locator: 49132B.

The maps:

 

The wells:

• 42067, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 1H, Skabo,
• 42068, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 2H, Skabo,
• 42069, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 3H, Skabo,
• 42070, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 4H, Skabo,
• 42071, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 5H-LL, Skabo,

The map:

The wells:

• 42285, drl/SWD, Phoenix Operating, WWG 1 SWD, Skabo,
• 42045, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Woods 35-26-23 1H, Skabo,
• 41940, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Woods 35-26-23 2H, Skabo,
• 42046, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Woods 35-26-23 3H, Skabo,
• 42047, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Woods 35-26-23 4H, Skabo,

 

• 42039, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Willow Gray 2-11-14-23 1H-LL, Big Stone,
• 42040, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Willow Gray 2-11-14-23 2H, Big Stone,
• 42041, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Willow Gray 2-11-14-23 3H, Big Stone,
• 42042, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Willow Gray 2-11-14-23 4H, Big Stone,
• 42043, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Willow Gray 2-11-14-23 5H, Big Stone,
• 42044, drl/conf, Phoenix Operating, Willow Gray 2-11-14-23 6H-LL, Big Stone,
  
• 42286, loc/SWD, Phoenix Operating, WWG 2 SWD, Skabo,
  

Four New Permits; Five Permits Renewed -- September 16, 2025

Locator: 49131B.

WTI: $64.50.

Active rigs: 31.

Four new permits, #42311 - #42314, inclusive:

• Operators: Phoenix Operating (2); Silver Hill Energy Operating; EOG
• Fields: Skabo (Williams County); Ray (Williams), Kittleson Slough (Mountrail); and Clarks Creek (McKenzie)
• Comments:
• Phoenix Operating has permits for two wells:
• Terry Nelson, lot 2, section 3-159-98; 
• to be sited 410 FNL and 2154 FEL; three-section spacing;
• Lostwood, lot 2, section 30-158-91,
• to be sited 381 FL and 641 FWL;
• Silver Hill Energy has a permit for an Anderson well, SESW 35-157-97, 
• to be sited 540 FSL and 2007 FWL; four-section spacing; bottom hole, SWSW 9-156-97;
• EOG has a permit for a Hawkeye well, lot 5 section 12-152-95; 
• to be sited 675 FSL and 873 FWL; 

Five permits renewed:

• Formentera Operations: Tafelmeyer, Adeline, FLX5 (2), and FLX3 (Burke County, Colgan County, and Portal County;

Archives -- Most Recent GDP Estimate -- September 16, 2025

Locator: 49130ARCHIVES.

Who wudda thought? Link here.

• best selling desktop on Amazon? the Mac Mini
• best selling laptop on Amazon? the MacBook Air
• best selling tablet on Amazon? the iPad
• there seems to be pattern here.

Cost of oil exploration: 

There is no single global average cost of oil exploration per barrel; it varies significantly by region and method, but typical exploration and production (E&P) costs in the 2000s and early 2010s saw a significant increase of about 100% from 2000 to 2012. For example, costs in North America can range from $30 to $70 per barrel, while they are considerably lower in regions like Saudi Arabia, at $10–$15 per barrel.

These costs are influenced by the difficulty of extraction, with deepwater drilling and fracking being more expensive than easier-to-access resources.

GDPNow: estimate today -- 3Q25 estimate rises to a remarkable 3.4%. Wall Street analysts suggest the 3Q25 GDP will come out closer to 2%. 

Eleven years ago: bigger sister, Olivia, reading The WSJ to her new baby sister, Sophia.

Rivian Breaks Ground On New EV Factory -- Will Georgia, A Swing State, Go All Blue In The Mid-Terms? September 16, 2025

Locator: 49129RIVN.

Rivian's new East Coast headquarters to be located in Atlanta, Georgia. Announced in July, 2025.

Georgia has become a swing state. Atlanta is the key. So, where should be build a huge factory built with federal loans? LOL. How about Atlanta?

US senators representing Georgia:

• Jon Ossoff, democrat
• Raphael Warnock, democrat

Governor: Brian P Kemp, began second term in 2023; first elected in 2018

• term limits in Georgia; two consecutive terms; must wait at least four years after end of second term to run again
• next Georgia governor election: 2026, mid-terms national election
• Kemp: said he won't run but was seen as a strong contender;

2026: Offoff is the incumbent running for re-election

• In the January 5, 2021, Georgia Senate runoff election, Jon Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue with a margin of victory of 1.2% . Ossoff received 50.6% of the vote to Perdue's 49.4%

Massive GOP blunder: a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on September 4, 2025, detained hundreds of workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, near Savannah. South Korea oversees of project detained and returned to South Korea.

As of mid-September 2025, there is no public polling data that shows how the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a Georgia Hyundai factory directly affected politicians' poll numbers.

However, the raid has created significant political fallout, highlighting a conflict between economic development and immigration enforcement, especially for Republicans.

If Georgia becomes a strong blue state, rather than a swing state, blame will be placed at the feet of the president who allowed this to happen, under his watch. My hunch: GOP needs to correct this debacle soon and soon may not be soon enough.

There were better ways to do this.

Specific location for new Rivian EV factory: 

The new Rivian EV factory will be built in Morgan and Walton Counties, near Social Circle, Georgia, approximately 40-50 miles east of Atlanta.

This approximately 5 billion dollar manufacturing campus is expected to create over 7,500 on-site jobs and significant economic benefits for the region. Construction was previously halted but has since restarted with the help of a large federal loan, with production slated to begin in 2026.

Ticker RIVN: RIVN up about 3% today.